Had my M-15 on Lake Pend O'reille a few times, but did not manage to get to Priest Lake before moving to the wet side of the state and now sail on South Puget Sound. Found lake sailing easier than saltwater, also less maintenance on the trailer and motor, however there are many M-boats over here. Steve M-15 # 335 -----Original Message----- From: Larry Yake Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 2:10 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: introductions Hey Steve, I assume you're talking about Gary Hyde who has a cabin near Conkling Park. He had to sell his M17, Hydeaway2, due to health issues last year. Do you ever get up toward Priest or Pend Oreille? Larry CornDog On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Steve Trapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
I recommend Conkling Park on the S. end if you sail Lake Coeur d' Alene , found that the prices at that end of the lake are much more affordable than the places closer to town. However, I will caution that that road into and out of Conkling Park is steep so use a tow vehicle with adequate brakes and horsepower. There is also another M-boat owner, an M-17 , who lives near Conkling Park. The town of Harrison has a good pub within walking distance of the public city dock and is a couple of hours sail across the lake from Conkling Park. Steve M-15 # 335
-----Original Message----- From: Conbert Benneck Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 11:59 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: introductions
On 3/18/2017 1:32 PM, Sam wrote: Hi Sam,
Welcome aboard.
You picked the right boat. As you probably are already aware; the M15 was sailed from San Diego to Honolulu many years ago.
Question. What's the raised "something" at the transom? Is it to support the mast? Is it a perch for the Captain's parrot? I've never seen that before and can't imagine what it could be used for. Any clue? Or are you just "learning" at this point?
I swapped the fixed engine mount, such as yours, for a lift mount. Got the leg of the outboard out of the water on a starboard tack.
Connie ex M15 #400
Hi all,
After ~1.5 years of scanning Craigslist on a weekly basis, reading a lot of reviews, forums, and watching plenty of youtube videos, I finally made the decision and bought a Montgomery 15. I mostly learned to sail on Rhodes 19s with Courageous Sailing in Boston Harbor, so the idea of having a trailerable sailboat which points well and sails more like a keelboat than a dinghy pretty much sold me (the M-15 isn't hard on the eyes either)!
I will be sailing lakes in the NW mostly (Coeur d'Alane, Dworshak, Pend Oreille) but was really intrigued by rumors of a Montgomery-owners San Juan Islands get together. Is this event still being held?
I bought the boat from an older gentleman in Oregon who had only owned it for a year and had purchased it from someone in the PNW who had made a number of upgrades/modifications/additions for cruising (and also appears to have kept it in immaculate condition). The boat's name is "Venga Viento", hull number #272, built in 1984. If anyone happens to know any history about the boat I would be interested to learn more. Here are a few photos: https://goo.gl/photos/SCiZXrHKf9p3na35A (including a couple of photos of a little boat I built a few years ago, which I'll probably have to sell now...).
Thanks, and happy sailing,
Sam